Detroit News: Recovery a Lifelong Project for Therapy Center Founder
Charlie Parkhill talks with his hands. It’s remarkable, given that 17 years ago, an accident left him unable to move his body below his neck. Parkhill was a CPA with his own business when, in 1998, he went on vacation with his wife to Mexico. While he was coming out of the water, a giant wave hit him and knocked him onto his head, bruising and partially severing his spinal cord. The doctors told him physical therapy beyond the first year was a waste of time, that he would never walk again. But Parkhill was stubborn.
Macomb Daily: Aggressive neurological rehab born out of a catastrophic accident
There’s hope for a cure for paralysis. Some American researchers believe epidural stimulation has the potential to be a quantum leap forward for the millions living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Whereas French researchers are confident in the ‘cyborg’ implant, a thin ribbon embedded with electrodes that lies along the spinal cord and delivers electrical impulses and drugs. For now there is The Recovery Project in Clinton Township and Livonia.
Healthy & Fit: Staying Active While Aging
Optimize your health and wellness by keeping fit. Today’s seniors are living longer than ever—thanks in part to astonishing medical advances, and also to the application of evidence-based research that helps design therapeutic solutions to better manage age-related problems and issues.
Metromode: The Recovery Project adds 5 jobs, plans move to larger office
To say The Recovery Project comes from humble beginnings might be a bit of an understatement. The physical rehabilitation firm got its start in the Livonia YMCA with three people in 2003. Today the company employs 40 people between its home base in Livonia and satellite office in Macomb Township. It has hired five people over the last year, including physical therapist assistants and technicians.
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers: Taking Care
Parkinson’s caregivers need to understand how to help both their patients and themselves Swingle is co-CEO, lead physical therapist and certified LSVT®BIG clinician of Livonia-based The Recovery Project. For Parkinson’s patients, the care and support of a trained and trusted caregiver is an absolutely essential part of managing the disease and maintaining a […]
ADVANCE For Physical Therapy and Rehab Medicine: High Intensity Exercise for Seniors
First, the good news: seniors are living longer and healthier lives than ever before. Thanks to medical advances and the application of evidence-based research, age-related problems and chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, and many others are being managed better than ever before. More efficient and effective management of these previously debilitating condi- tions means aging adults are experiencing longer life expectancies.
Michigan Parkinson Foundation: Exercise for Parkinson’s Disease, Focusing on Intensity
Swingle is co-CEO, lead physical therapist and certified LSVT®BIG clinician of Livonia-based The Recovery Project. For Parkinson’s patients, the benefits of moderate-to-high intensity exercise are increasingly well understood. The right exercise program can improve virtually all of the symptoms of Parkinson’s, boosting mobility, increasing fluidity of movement, and improving overall function. Patients who participate in […]
WXYZ: Lifesaving water safety information
Malcolm Maddox: All morning long we’ve been talking about things like the boating forecast and the unofficial start of summer, because a lot of individuals will be taking advantage of the warmer weather, enjoying the pools and lakes all throughout our area. It can be a very exciting time for children and even adults who […]
Detroit Free Press: After accident, man turns his intense rehab into a business opportunity
By: JC Reindl Charlie Parkhill of Bloomfield Hills is proud to run one of the most physically intensive training businesses in Michigan. He is cofounder of The Recovery Project, a rehabilitation gym in Livonia and Macomb Township that helps people with severe neurological injuries or diseases regain basic abilities. The gym specializes in […]
Crain’s Detroit Business: For therapy biz, the first step in expansion, Research
By: Gary Anglebrandt The Recovery Project LLC was born out of adversity. Its founders met when one of them, Charles Parkhill, injured his spinal cord when a wave hit him just the wrong way off a beach in Mexico in 1998, leaving him unable to move from the neck down. He made progress working […]
Oakland Press: Local organization offers fall prevention tips to area seniors
More than one in three adults age 65 or older falls each year, but less than half talk to their health care providers about it. Given that falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries for older adults, and that more than 14 percent of Oakland County’s population is 65 or older, local […]